Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal needs to be given more time so that the club can see good changes as a result of allowing him to develop his own ideas, former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference in Belgrade, Schmeichel defended Van Gaal’s style, which has been called boring by many fans and pundits. “When we picked someone like Louis Van Gaal, who has a very big ego and personality, we also picked his way of playing football,” said the popular Dane, who won five Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the…
Author: David Folami
Cristiano Ronaldo did not stop his record-breaking form in the Champions League by becoming the first player to score 11 goals in a single season of the group stages. The World Player of the Year broke the previous record of nine held by himself in 2013/14 and Luiz Adriano for Shakhtar Donetsk last season by scoring four against Swedish champions Malmo on Tuesday. Ronaldo now has 88 Champions League goals to his name, nine more than Barcelona rival Lionel Messi. The Portuguese scored all 11 of his goals in just four games after netting a hat-trick at home to Shakhtar…
Singer Timaya shared a photo on his Instagram page this morning with the caption “Early start. But I still thank God I don’t do 9 to 5, or 8 to 6 job. LMFAO… Bless”. This comes after Timaya posted yesterday that he was glad he doesn’t have a 9-5 job as he was chilling with his guys on a Monday morning. Some of his followers felt he was mocking those who have a regular job and took no chill in expressing their feelings.
King Sunny Ade, actress Bukky Wright and others visited the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
Rick Ross has linked his album release run to an explosion of creativity and ideas. Between March 2014 and now, Ross has released six projects which includes three albums and three mixtapes, the most recent being his eighth studio LP, Black Market. ‘Over the last two years it was just like an explosion of creativity, music and ideas’, Rick Ross said during a recently published interview with Rolling Stone. ‘It’s just a lot of things, creatively, just fell in place. ‘Music-wise I was able to put out Mastermind and seven months later put out another project that could be perceived…
AKA’s daughter Kairo attended her bestie Madison’s pool party. Madison, the daughter of South African, rapper Da L.E.S, celebrated her second birthday last week. Kairo looked super cute in a black Lullaby Rock romper. AKA shared a picture of the two girls on his Instagram. He captioned the picture: ‘Look at these two rascals!!! Missing Madison’s 2nd birthday pool party because I’m working.’
Ed Sheeran has revealed he will undergo an operation next month after he ruptured his eardrum while holidaying in Spain with a sect of friends earlier this year. The ‘Thinking Out Loud’ hitmaker will need to have an operation early next year to repair his perforated eardrum. Ed reportedly leaped from a yacht into the sea during his trip to Spain with a group of thrill-seeking friends which lead to the injury. Speaking on Australian radio station Nova FM, he said: ‘I have to have an operation in January on my ear because I stupidly jumped off a yacht really…
The 58th edition of annual Grammy Awards will hold at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Monday, February 15, 2016. The news of the nominations sent social media on fire with comments and reactions from fans and nominees. While many of the nominees showed surprise at being nominated (we don’t believe you are surprised Ed Sheeran!), they were all appreciative of the honour and recognition. Ed Sheeran had this to say .
The 58th edition of annual Grammy Awards will hold at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Monday, February 15, 2016. The news of the nominations sent social media on fire with comments and reactions from fans and nominees. While many of the nominees showed surprise at being nominated, they were all appreciative of the honour and recognition. John Legend had this to say ’4 grammy nominations. thank you’…
Did you miss the marvellous show last month, where Falz Tha Bahd Guy and Waka Queen, Salawa Abeni thrilled the audience? Here is your chance to experience it. Fans of the monthly Afropolitan Vibes will get to see a legend perform at this month’s edition, as Sir Shina Peters will be performing at the event, the last edition of the gig for the year. Scheduled to hold on Friday December 18, 2015, fans of the monthly gig will be treated to the best of ‘Afro-Juju’ songs and energetic performance from Sir Shina Peters, who is set to bring nostalgic excitement…
Brad Pitt has reportedly purchased a £5 million watch from an auction in Geneva. The 51-year-old actor is believed to have bid for the collector’s item when he attended the Only Watch auction in Geneva and came away with the rare Patek Philippe wristwatch, which sold for a record-breaking price. The Swiss-made timepiece was originally listed with an asking price of roughly £460,000 but after an intense bidding war it was purchased for just under £5 million. The auction house said in a statement: ‘It’s the highest price ever paid for a wristwatch at auction.’ It’s not the first time…
As Gbenro Ajibade celebrates another birthday, his beautiful wife Osas Ighodaro has taken to Instagram to celebrate him. The beautiful actress penned a romantic message saying ‘Blessed are we to celebrate this your first birthday as a married couple!!! May this be the first until forever… I Love You Gbenro Emmanuel Ajibade’.
Arsenal will put one of the best Champions League records up for grabs when they face Olympiakos Piraeus in a clash for second spot in Group F on Wednesday. As well as competing in the tournament for the 18th season consecutively, the London club have qualified for the second stage in each of the past 15 campaigns. That run is in jeopardy, not so much due to a 5-1 hammering at group winners Bayern Munich but because Arsenal were beaten in their opening two games including a shock 3-2 defeat at home to Olympiakos. Now they must reverse that scoreline…
Warri Wolves attacking midfielder, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu has said he is quite happy to be back to the senior national team, Super Eagles. The skillful playmaker is among the 26 domestic professionals Super Eagles manager, Sunday Oliseh named in his provisional list for the upcoming fourth African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kigali, Rwanda early next year. The bronze winners are pitched in Group C together with Niger Republic, Tunisia and Guinea. Ibenegbu said he will give 100% performance to ensure Nigeria emerge winners in Kigali, Rwanda. “I’m happy to be among the players invited to camp in preparation for the African…
Changing Liverpool’s mentality is a vital task for manager Jurgen Klopp, centre back Dejan Lovren has said, while offering a glimpse into the German’s training methods. Klopp took over from Brendan Rodgers in October and instantly got a good start at Anfield, going through six games unbeaten before losing to Crystal Palace and winning the next four until his side were recently defeated by Newcastle United on Sunday. “We have only been working with him a short time, barely two months, and we have already had some good results with him,” Croatia international Lovren told the club’s website (www.liverpoolfc.com). “With…
Head coach of Nigeria’s Under-23 team, Samson Siasia believes his team have improved with each game at the ongoing Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Senegal. Nigeria’s Dream Team VI put up shaky performances in their opening two games of the Under-23 Afcon where they conceded four goals despite defeating Mali and drawing with Egypt. A 0-0 draw with Algeria in their final group game has however suitably impressed Siasia who believes things are getting better with his side. “First I want to congratulate the boys for qualifying for the semifinals because it is not an easy thing to…
Victor Moses had a good match on Saturday as West Ham held Manchester United to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford. The Nigeria forward had the first glaring chance to score in the match, but he saw David De Gea make a big save when one-on-one with the Spain goalkeeper. Moses was lively for the visitors but he limped off with an injury after 36 minutes as West Ham forced Manchester United to Louis van Gaal side’s fifth goalless draw in 10 matches. Meanwhile, Arsenal returned to winning ways after a run of poor results with a 3-1 win against…
Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo insists the side deserved their 2-0 win against Norwich City in Saturday’s English Premier League fixture, Theinfostride.com can report. The Hornets won the tie courtesy of goals by Troy Deeney and Ighalo. Though Norwich City fought hard in the game to earn a share of the spoils, to no avail, the former Granada player believes his side were worthy winners. “We really deserved the win because we played really well from the first minute until the last,” Ighalo told BBC Sport. “We are going to push higher up the table, but Saturday is gone. “I was…
Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez has been rightfully named Player of the Year by the Football Supporters’ Federation. The 26-year-old forward, who joined Arsenal from Barcelona in 2014, and who is currently injured, scored 20 goals in 2015. Sanchez topped the fans’ vote ahead of runner-up Jamie Vardy, with Sergio Aguero, David De Gea, Harry Kane and John Stones also on the shortlist. Reacting to the award, the Chilean said: “I’m delighted to receive the FSF Player of the Year award. Personally, it’s been a great 2015 for me on the pitch with both my club and country. “Arsenal have enjoyed a…
Uefa president Michel Platini will find out this week whether his 90-day Fifa ban will be lifted for now. Platini, 60, was suspended with Fifa president Sepp Blatter in October while corruption claims are investigated. They deny any wrongdoing. His lawyers will attend a preliminary hearing with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) on Tuesday. Cas said a decision over Platini’s ban appeal will be made by Friday, 11 December. The former France midfielder wants to run for the Fifa leadership but is banned from any football-related activity. Platini and Blatter have been suspended over allegations that a “disloyal…